‪Literary‬ Activities‬ ‎in‬ ‎Ancient‬ ‪India‬

1)Ashtadhyayi by Panini (5th C.BC) the earliest grammar book also called Bhagavati Sutra.

2)Mahabhashya was written by Patanjali.

3)Manusmriti was a law book composed between 200 BC and 200AD.

4)Arthashastra by Kautilya deals with statecrafts is a major source of Mauryan administration.

5)Indica by ‘Megastenes’ is a source of Mauryan society and administration.

6)Chandsutra was written by Pingala.

7)Buddhacharita by Aswaghosha is the earliest biography of Buddha. It was written in Pali language

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8)Raghuvamsa by Kalidasa is an epic based on Mahabharata.

9)Naishad Charita by Sri Harsha contains story of Nala and Damayanti.

‪#‎Drama‬

1)Natyashastra by Bharatamuni is the earliest known work in Sanskrit.

2)Malavikagnimithram, Vikramorvashiyan and Abhinjana Syakuntalam are dramas written by Kalidasa.

3)Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarshika are dramas written by Harshavardhana.

‪#‎Lyric‬ ‪#‎Poetry‬

1)Meghadutam by Kalidasa
2)Srinagarashataka, Nitishataka and Vairagyasataka were written by Bhartrihari.
3)Gita Govinda was written by Jayadeva.

‪Historical‬ ‪‎writing‬

1)Harshacharita - Written by Banabhatta
2)Vikramamangadeva charita - written by Bilhana.

Prose‬ ‪Literature‬

1)Dasakumaracharitam....... Dandin
2)Vasavadatta .............. Subandu
3)Brihat Kathamanjari ......Kshemendra
4)Kathasaritsagara .........Somadeva
5)Panchathantra ...........Vishnusharma
6)Hitopadesha .............Narayan Pandit
7)Kamasutra and Arya Manjushree ..... Vatsyayana
8)Pavandhoot ..........................Dhoyi
9)Swapna Vasavadatta ..........Bhasa
10)Matavilasa Prahasana .......Mahendravarman I
11)Si-yu-ki .................. Hiuen Tsang
12)Fo-kuoki ...................Fa-hien
13)Panchasidhantika .......... Varahamihir
14)Suryasidhantika and Aryabhatiyam....Aryabhatta
15)Nitisara ................... Kamandaka
16)Charak Samhita ..............Charaka
17)Hastayurveda ................Palkapya
18)Mitakshara .................Vigneswara
19)Dayabhaga ..................Jimutavahana
20)Sidhanta Siromani ..........Bhaskaracharya
21)Nighantu ...................Dhanvantari
22)Mudrarakshasa ..............Vishakadatta
23)Prabhanda Chintamani .......Meruthunga
24)Geography of India ......... Ptolemy
25)Brihat Kathakosh ........... Harisena
26)Mrichakatika ............... Sudraka
27)Prithviraj Vijaya ..........Jayanak
28)Nala Vemba .................Pugalendi